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Management of Lead Poisoning From Ingested Fishing Sinkers
Eugene Mowad, MD;
Ibrahim Haddad, MD;
David J. Gemmel, MA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1998;152:485-488.
Objective To describe what is to our knowledge the first reported case of lead poisoning from ingested fishing sinkers in an 8-year-old boy for whom whole bowel irrigation and colonoscopy were required.
Literature Review All relevant literature on plumbism from other swallowed foreign bodies, including curtain weights, bullets, shot, and other unusual sources, is reviewed and discussed.
Conclusions Lead screening is advocated in any child presenting with a history of pica or foreign-body ingestion, especially presentations involving abdominal pain, weight loss, and emesis. Conservative management of retained foreign bodies containing lead is not recommended with persistently high lead levels. Medical and surgical intervention should be considered.
From the Department of Pediatrics, Tod Children's Hospital (Drs Mowad and Haddad) and the Department of Research, Western Reserve Care System (Mr Gemmel), Youngstown; and Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown (Drs Mowad and Haddad); and the Department of Sociology, Kent State University, Kent (Mr Gemmel), Ohio.
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